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ælmes-lic

(adj.)
Grammar
ælmes-lic, adj.

of the nature of alms, eleemosynary, charitabledepending upon alms, poor

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of the nature of alms, eleemosynary, charitable Hié hígon gefeormien and hígon ús mid heora godcundum gódum swǽ gemynen swǽ ús árlic and him ælmeslic siǽ, Cht. Th. 476, 34.

Linked entry: elmestlic

bita

(n.)
Grammar
bita, bitu (-e) (?), e, an; f.

a bit

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Swá swá bita sicut buccellas, Ps. Spl. M. 147, 6. Add:

Linked entry: bítel

smeáþanclíce

(adv.)
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Swá hwilc swá wile smeáþanclícor (smeáþanclíce, v. l.) þæs þeáwas and his líf ongytan cujus si quis velit subtilius mores vitamque cognoscere, Gr. D. 175, 4. Add

weorþung-dæg

Grammar
weorþung-dæg, <b>. II.</b>
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add: a festival Swá oft swá hit ǽnige freólsdagas beón, Sunnandagas oððe mæssedagas oððe þyllice wurðingdagas þe wé hátað templhálgunga, forlǽten wé ǽlc óðer wurc, Nap. 68

a-gítan

(v.)
Grammar
a-gítan, p. -geát, -gét, pl. -guton; pp. -goten

To pour outshedeffundere

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To pour out, shed; effundere Swá hwá swá agít mannes blód, his blód biþ agoten quicumque effuderit humanum sanguinem fundetur sanguis illius, Gen. 9, 6

ge-myndig

Grammar
ge-myndig, <b>; I a.</b>
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., is implied Swá wé úrra synna gemyndigran beóð ( memores sumus ), swá hí swíðor God ofergyt, Chrd. 106, 34

un-geclǽnsod

(adj.)
Grammar
un-geclǽnsod, adj.

Uncleansedunpurifed

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Uncleansed, unpurifed Swá hwá swá ungeclǽnsod byð, hé gefrét ðæs fýres ǽðm, Homl. Th. i. 616, 23: L. E. I. 44; Th. ii. 440, 21

Linked entry: un-clǽnsod

be-stealcian

(v.)
Grammar
be-stealcian, p. ode
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To proceed stealthily so at to surprise (cf. deers*-*talking) Hinguar swá swá wulf on lande bestalcode, and þá leóde slóh, Hml. S. 32, 40

ge-hádod

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Ne úre ǽnig his líf ne fadode swá swá hé scolde, ne gehádode regollíce ne lǽwede lahlíce, Wlfst. 160, 1: Bl. H. 43, 7. Add

gyltend

(n.)
Grammar
gyltend, es; m.

A debtoran offenderdebitor

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Swá swá we forgyfaþ úrum gyltendum sicut nos dimittimus debitoribus nostris, Mt. Bos. 6, 12

deágung

(n.)
Grammar
deágung, e; f.

A dyeing, colouringtinctūra

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Ne mihte nán eorþlíc cyning swá wlítige deágunge his hræglum begytan swá swá róse hæfþ no earthly king could get such beautiful dyeing for his garments as the rose has, Homl. Th. ii. 464, 10

fóre-teón

(v.)
Grammar
fóre-teón, p. -teóde; pp. -teód

To pre-disposepre-ordainprædispōnĕrepræordĭnāre

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Swá monige swá fóreteóde wǽron to écum life quotquot ĕrant præordĭnāti ad vītam æternam, Bd. 2, 14; S. 517, 36

þurh-beorht

(adj.)
Grammar
þurh-beorht, adj.

Very brightsplendid

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Swá micele máran eádmódnysse ðú sý þurhbeorht ( perspicuus ), swá micele swá máran wurþnysse foresett ðú eart, Scittt. 22, 17. Yrfweardnes mín þurhscínendlíc ł þurhbeorht ( praeclara ) is, Ps. Lamb. 15, 6

Linked entry: þurh-scínendlíc

bredende

(v.; adj.; part.)
Grammar
bredende, adj. [part. , of bredan]

Deceitful, cunning, crafty; dolosus

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Deceitful, cunning, crafty; dolosus Sendon [MS. sendan] hí Marius, ðone consul, ongeán Geoweorþan, a swá lytigne, and á swá bredende, swá he wæs they sent Marius, the consul, against Jugurtha, as he was always so cunning, and so crafty, Ors. 5, 7; Bos

Linked entry: bregdan

hold

(n.)
Grammar
hold, es; n.

A carcase, body

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A carcase, body Swá hwǽr swá hold byþ ubicunque fuerit corpus, Mt. Kmbl. 24, 28. Ðá woldon óðre fugelas fleón tó ðam holde descenderunt volucres super cadavera, Gen. 15, 11.

un-wíd

(adj.)
Grammar
un-wíd, adj.
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Not wide, narrow Emne swá mycel swá fram heofenes hrófe is tó þysse eorðan, þonne is leornod on hálgum bócum, þæt sió hel sié swylc twá deóp, and nis ná ðe unwídre (-widdre, v.l.) (cf. seó hell ys twá swá deóp, and heó ys ealswá wíd.

Linked entry: wíd

ge-ælfremedan

(v.)

to alienate, estrange

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Ðá hálgan geseóð þá fordónan swá micclum fram him geælfremode swá micclum swá hí beóð fram Drihtne áscofene, Hml. Th. i. 332, 24. Geælfremede synt þá synfullan alienati sunt peccatores, Ps. L. 57, 4

Linked entry: ælfremedan

swæþ

(n.)
Grammar
swæþ, es; n.
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Weard sáweþ on swæð mín ( the plough's), Exon. Th. 403, 11; Rä. 22, 6. Swearte wǽran lástas, swaþu swíþe blacu, 434, 19; Rä. 52, 3. Ða swaðo wǽron útwearde ongunnen ðe on ðæm marmanstáne geméted wǽron, Blickl. Homl. 207, 11.

ǽryn

(adj.; part.)

brazenæreus

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brazen; æreus Ðú gesettest swá swá bogan bræsenne ǽrynne, Spl, C.] earmas míne posuisti ut arcum æreum brachia mea, Ps. Lamb. 17, 35: Ps. Spl. C. 106, 16

ceder-treów

(n.)
Grammar
ceder-treów, -trýw, es; n.

A cedar-treecedrus = κέδρος

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A cedar-tree; cedrus = κέδρος Ic geseah árleásne geuferodne swá swá cedertrýw ðæs wuda oððe cederbeámas ðæs holtes vidi impium elevatum sicut cedros Libani, Ps. Lamb. 36, 35